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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening to pictures Media Radio. Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>policy and rights show up Gosh, welcomer Policy human joys.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, welcome back to policy right here depictions Media Radio,

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<v Speaker 1>your hosts, Metal clubs. Well, it seems to be a

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<v Speaker 1>lithium battle out there, a battle to UH war between

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<v Speaker 1>the US and Canada to figure out the making of

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<v Speaker 1>lithium batteries. So we had a recent announcement for for

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<v Speaker 1>the White House as they wanted ten percent of the

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<v Speaker 1>stock for Lithium America's UH business major, which Lithium America

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<v Speaker 1>is a major lithium mining company UH based in North America.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course there there is a race one to

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<v Speaker 1>develop the next big, greatest.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh EV.

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<v Speaker 1>Electric vehicle system UH And in a related article in

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<v Speaker 1>the in the Vancouver Sun was written by B. W.

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<v Speaker 1>Homer As as they described it that in a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of areas there is a lack of infrastructure to convert

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<v Speaker 1>gas vehicles into into service or as as electric vehicles.

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<v Speaker 1>While the consumer products may be out there, and the

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<v Speaker 1>consumer products UH have since the pandemic actually taken a

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<v Speaker 1>huge dip sales as far as the government service. The

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<v Speaker 1>that that there is this lack of infrastructure for police

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<v Speaker 1>to convert to electric vehicles. For stry industry, forestry services, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>there are no actual electric vehicles they can handle the

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<v Speaker 1>terrain that they would need need these these service vehicles

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<v Speaker 1>to go through. They can't really go off road, sorry, Tesla.

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<v Speaker 1>The cyber truck does not cut cut the mustard into

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<v Speaker 1>being able to handle true off road terrains and capabilities

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<v Speaker 1>to get get deep into into the wilderness. So there

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<v Speaker 1>there is that. Well, part of the problem is, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>the electric car is based on the lithium battery. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>here's the big thing with the lithu battery. If the

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<v Speaker 1>lithu battery overheats and to the to a critical point,

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<v Speaker 1>the only way to stop the fire from burning is

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<v Speaker 1>to bury it in so many feet of sand or

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<v Speaker 1>to drop it in twenty feet of water. Well that

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<v Speaker 1>sounds fine and everything until you start looking at fire departments,

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<v Speaker 1>so carry tons of sand on their trucks to dump

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<v Speaker 1>onto Uh want too a lithium battery to put it out.

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<v Speaker 1>And as far as the borstary services concerned, if their

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<v Speaker 1>truck lights up on fire because the bad has exploded,

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<v Speaker 1>well there becomes a major forest fire that they can't

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<v Speaker 1>simply just can't put out the until they put that

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<v Speaker 1>lithium battery out. So major problems with this. Okay, So

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<v Speaker 1>we discussed the issue and the problem. Well here here

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<v Speaker 1>we have it Donald Trump in the White House making

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<v Speaker 1>a major announcement into wanting to invest into lithium technology

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<v Speaker 1>and mining. And we also have a announcement from the

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<v Speaker 1>Canadian Federal Ministry of Energy as Tim Hodginson makes an

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<v Speaker 1>announcement of investing into twenty two million dollars into a

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<v Speaker 1>company to help develop new lite of battery energy or

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<v Speaker 1>in technologies. So the race is on to develop an

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<v Speaker 1>ev they can they can truly replace the gas powered engine.

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<v Speaker 1>Be kind of interesting to see. Along with that, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>we have on the other side, the Alberta is making

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<v Speaker 1>a fourteen million dollar investment into pipelines to reach the

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<v Speaker 1>Pacific coast either through Vancouver or Northwest territories, in order

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<v Speaker 1>to get their bit your main product out to the world.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the major problems that has always cleaned is

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<v Speaker 1>while they may be the backbone of the economy for

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<v Speaker 1>Canada's economy because of all the oil that they have,

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<v Speaker 1>that they are landlocked and they can't because they're in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of the continent. They cannot get to a

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<v Speaker 1>free port without making agreements with other provinces around them.

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<v Speaker 1>So we look forward to seeing what kind of agreements

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<v Speaker 1>will be made between Alberta and British Columbia to get

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<v Speaker 1>this feature maybe out which are already current pipelines. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a trans Mountain to pipeline that currently already is filling

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<v Speaker 1>tankers in Vancouver Port area. Is so what more is

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<v Speaker 1>going to happen and how will the effects of lithium

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<v Speaker 1>and lithium mining and battery development moved towards the Alberta economy.

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<v Speaker 1>What are they going to happen to keep up? But

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<v Speaker 1>when we get started, and we're going to listen to

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<v Speaker 1>first the announcement that was made by Tim Hodgson as

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<v Speaker 1>he is the Minister of the of Energy in Kapa

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<v Speaker 1>in the federal level, and see what this announcement where

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<v Speaker 1>it all leads to. We're going to play the full

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<v Speaker 1>incomplete press conference as well as we're going to play

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<v Speaker 1>posts of the press conference that was helped by Daniel

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<v Speaker 1>Smith as she is Premier of Alberta. As they're talking

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<v Speaker 4>I tortured your ears. I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 5>I tried I'm pleased to be here with my Parliamentary

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<v Speaker 5>Secretary MP Claude Gay and our fellow colleague Tetiana Augustine.

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<v Speaker 5>This is a city that's very fortunate to have such

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<v Speaker 5>strong and enthusiastic voices representing them in Ottawa as your

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<v Speaker 5>MPs these days, as I start most speeches by setting

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<v Speaker 5>the table with something we all know, Canada is at

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<v Speaker 5>a hinge moment in our history. To meet this moment,

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<v Speaker 5>your new federal government has set a clear ambition to

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<v Speaker 5>build the strongest Canada we have seen in generations and

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<v Speaker 5>the most resilient economy in the G seven.

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<v Speaker 4>To achieve this, we must.

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<v Speaker 5>Focus on projects that leverage and advance homegrown Canadian talent,

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<v Speaker 5>resources and expertise. That is how Canada will claim and

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<v Speaker 5>cement its place as a global energy superpower. And in

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<v Speaker 5>this hinge moment where we see a rapid global innovation

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<v Speaker 5>race and a shift towards energy sovereignty, we were just

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<v Speaker 5>talking about that. One strategic technology where Canada and certainly

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<v Speaker 5>Quebec is in the lead is in the development of batteries.

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<v Speaker 5>Across the world, nations are racing to design and build

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<v Speaker 5>the batteries that will power tomorrow's vehicles and industries as

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<v Speaker 5>we were just talking about, and today we are sending

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<v Speaker 5>a clear message. World class innovation doesn't just happen in

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<v Speaker 5>the United States.

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<v Speaker 4>Or in Asia. It happens right here.

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<v Speaker 5>It happens from Shewinigan to Bay Concour, in our labs,

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<v Speaker 5>This matters because global battery demand is expected to grow

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<v Speaker 5>nearly one hundred and fifty fold between twenty twenty two

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<v Speaker 5>and twenty fifty to meet our net zero targets. Meeting

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<v Speaker 5>that demand in a way that also ensures our sovereignty

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<v Speaker 5>and creates jobs for Canadians means building resilience, supply chains,

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<v Speaker 5>and Quebec, with its clean electricity, critical minerals, and skilled workforce,

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<v Speaker 5>has the tools and expertise the world is looking for.

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<v Speaker 5>That is why today I'm pleased to announce a federal

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<v Speaker 5>eight projects in Quebec and across the rest of Canada

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<v Speaker 5>to accelerate battery innovation and production capacity all across this country.

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<v Speaker 5>These investments are not just about technology or improving our

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<v Speaker 5>carbon footprint. They are about building a cleaner, stronger and

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<v Speaker 5>more sovereign Canada for generations to come. They're about skating

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<v Speaker 5>to where the puck is going.

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<v Speaker 3>words to our audience and would be much appreciated.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm pleased to be here with my Parliamentary Secretary MP

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<v Speaker 5>Claude Gay and our fellow colleague Tetiana Augustine. This is

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<v Speaker 5>a city that's very fortunate to have such strong and

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<v Speaker 5>enthusiastic voices representing them in.

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<v Speaker 4>Ottawa as your MPs these days.

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<v Speaker 5>As I start most speeches by setting the table with

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<v Speaker 5>something we all know, Canada is at a hinge moment

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<v Speaker 5>in our history. To meet this moment, your new federal

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<v Speaker 5>government has set a clear ambition to build the strongest

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<v Speaker 5>Canada we have seen in generations and the most resilient

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<v Speaker 5>economy in the G seven. To achieve this, we must

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<v Speaker 5>focus on projects that leverage and advance homegrown Canadian talent,

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<v Speaker 5>resources and expertise. That is how Canada will claim and

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<v Speaker 5>cement its place as a global energy superpower. And in

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<v Speaker 5>this hinge moment where we see a rapid global innovation

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<v Speaker 5>race and a shift towards energy sovereignty, we were just

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<v Speaker 5>talking about that one strategic technology where Canada and certainly

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<v Speaker 5>Quebec is in the lead is in the development of

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<v Speaker 5>batteries across the world. Nations are racing to design and

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<v Speaker 5>build the batteries that will power tomorrow's vehicles and industries.

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<v Speaker 5>As we were just talking about, and today we are

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<v Speaker 5>sending a clear message world class innovation doesn't just happen

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<v Speaker 5>in the United States or in Asia.

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<v Speaker 4>It happens right here.

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<v Speaker 5>It happens from Shewinnigan to Bay Concour, in our labs,

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<v Speaker 5>This matters because global battery demand is expected to grow

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<v Speaker 5>nearly one hundred and fifty fold between twenty twenty two

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<v Speaker 5>and twenty fifty to meet our net zero targets. Meeting

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<v Speaker 5>that demand in a way that also ensures our sovereignty

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<v Speaker 5>and creates jobs for Canadians means building resilience, supply chains,

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<v Speaker 5>and Quebec, with its clean electricity, critical minerals, and skilled workforce,

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<v Speaker 5>has the tools and expertise the world is looking for.

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<v Speaker 5>That is why today I'm pleased to announce a federal

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<v Speaker 5>investment of over twenty two million dollars in support of

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<v Speaker 5>eight projects in Quebec and across the rest of Canada

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<v Speaker 5>to accelerate battery innovation and production capacity all across this country.

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<v Speaker 5>These investments are not just about technology or improving our

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<v Speaker 5>carbon footprint. They are about building a cleaner, stronger, and

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<v Speaker 5>more sovereign Canada for generations to come. They're about skating

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<v Speaker 5>to where the puck is going something I know Montreal

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<v Speaker 5>Canadian fans like myself understand gohabs. These projects will improve

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<v Speaker 5>battery design while lowering costs so batteries are more affordable

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<v Speaker 5>and useful in cars, factories, and power grids. They will

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<v Speaker 5>make battery supply more secure and environmentally friendly. And they

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<v Speaker 5>will help new ideas grow into solutions that support our

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<v Speaker 5>of a country to do ambitious things and invest in itself,

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<v Speaker 5>from coast to coast to coast, from the sourcing of

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<v Speaker 5>leadership of indigenous communities to the innovation in our cities.

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<v Speaker 5>We are moving forward as one Canada, strong, united and

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<v Speaker 4>Merku messiku minis utchen.

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<v Speaker 9>Does the Brian minister know that you're a Montreal Canadiens fan.

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<v Speaker 9>I like the oilers too, Okay, knife, this is not technologation.

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<v Speaker 10>Good afternoon everyone. Well, my first line here says welcome

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<v Speaker 10>to Nanoxploer. Well, we couldn't get you there, but I'm

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<v Speaker 10>very glad to bring nano Explore here to you. Uh,

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<v Speaker 10>mister minister, Our founder and CEO, Sarution Nazapur, came to

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<v Speaker 10>used very wisely. Today, just fourteen years later, nano Explorer

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<v Speaker 10>has grown into a global company of four hundred employees

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<v Speaker 10>and one hundred thirty million dollars in revenue. If that

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<v Speaker 10>isn't the Canadian dream come true, I don't know why is.

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<v Speaker 10>Our founder has built this company with the same resilience

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<v Speaker 10>that defines Canada itself, strong enough to whether the storms

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<v Speaker 10>of a global pandemic and a recent turbulence in US

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<v Speaker 10>Canada trade. Of course, none of this would have been

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<v Speaker 10>possible without the hard work and sacrifice of our people

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<v Speaker 10>and the continued support of governments at all levels, especially

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<v Speaker 10>the federal government, the Government of Quebec and our local

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<v Speaker 10>innovation hubs such as Prima Quebec. The federal government has

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<v Speaker 10>been and continues to be a vital partner for Canadian innovation,

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<v Speaker 10>a true enabler of growth and prosperity. Today that role

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<v Speaker 10>is more important than ever because if you fail to

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<v Speaker 10>invest in our innovation ecosystem. To borrow the words of

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<v Speaker 10>overnight from modern history and become what it was at first,

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<v Speaker 10>more advanced cultures. That's a bit dark, but that's my

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<v Speaker 10>point across today and now to explore our Peris ten

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<v Speaker 10>manufacturing plant stretching from Flow Saint Laurent to the Lake

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<v Speaker 10>plant in Gimbli, Manitoba, Pierre in Montreal. We produce high

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<v Speaker 10>performance battery cells for high power electronics and national defense,

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<v Speaker 10>and they stand at the forefront of advanced materials and

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<v Speaker 10>battery cell technology. We are proud to carry the Canadian

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, President, the Nova Nicks Battery Technology solution al

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<v Speaker 12>Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for having me here

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<v Speaker 12>on behalf of NAVONYX. I am honored to join you

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<v Speaker 12>here in Montreal today, all the way from Nova Scotia.

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<v Speaker 12>To recognize this important milestone for US our receipt of

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<v Speaker 12>five million dollars in funding from Natural Resources Canada. This

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<v Speaker 12>support will accelerate our work to bring next generation lithium

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<v Speaker 12>ion battery materials and technologies to market and strengthen Canada's

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<v Speaker 12>role in the global battery supply chain. At Navonics, our

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<v Speaker 12>mission is to enable a cleaner energy future by developing innovative,

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<v Speaker 12>sustainable solutions for the lithium ion battery industry. From our

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<v Speaker 12>battery testing systems used by leading manufacturers around the globe,

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<v Speaker 12>to our production of high performance synthetic graphite and ode

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<v Speaker 12>material and now to our pioneering cathode technology, Nevonics is

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<v Speaker 12>shaping the way batteries are made and used. The focus

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<v Speaker 12>of today's announcement is our patented all dry, precursor free

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<v Speaker 12>and harmful substances. Our process eliminates those steps entirely, cutting

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<v Speaker 12>energy use, removing chemical waste, reducing capital costs, and dramatically

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<v Speaker 12>lowering emissions. In short, it represents a cleaner, more efficient,

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<v Speaker 12>and more sustainable pathway to producing one of the most

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<v Speaker 12>critical components of a battery. With the support of Natural

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<v Speaker 12>Resources Canada, we will advance as technology from pilot scale

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<v Speaker 12>to commercial readiness, optimize its performance with different critical minerals,

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<v Speaker 12>and validate it in full scale battery cells. This is

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<v Speaker 12>a crucial step towards building a resilient and environmentally responsible

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<v Speaker 12>battery ecosystem here in Canada. The demand for batteries, as

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<v Speaker 12>everyone here knows, is rising rapidly as electric vehicles, renewable

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<v Speaker 12>energy storage, and cleaner technologies take center stage. Navonix is

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<v Speaker 12>proud to be contributing solutions that not only meet the demand,

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<v Speaker 12>thank Natural Resources Canada for their confidence in our team

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<v Speaker 12>and our technology. Together we are advancing Canadian innovation and

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<v Speaker 18>So the the mister Cronie is going to Washington on Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 18>Do you expect any progress on the sectarial tariff.

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<v Speaker 5>Going on here in Quebec with aluminum, with copper, with

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<v Speaker 18>Okay, thank you. And regarding the soft wood lumber sector,

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<v Speaker 2>By the US specifically for this sector.

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<v Speaker 5>The total of those supports total one point two billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 20>Thank you, Hi, mister Hodgson Turias read Global News. Your

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<v Speaker 20>the oil pipeline that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith proposed onto

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<v Speaker 4>That's their right to do so.

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<v Speaker 5>If there's a control situation happening, there's no control situation here.

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<v Speaker 5>A five percent stake isn't something from a friendly government.

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<v Speaker 5>Isn't something that we're worried about.

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<v Speaker 14>Hi, Miriam Lafotin from the Canadian Press, Yes, do you

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<v Speaker 14>think marin vests proposed luquefied natural gas project in Quebec

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<v Speaker 14>has the potential to allow Canada to export large volumes

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<v Speaker 14>of liquefied natural gas to Europe.

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<v Speaker 5>So I understand that's a project that was looked at

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<v Speaker 5>in the past. They have not come to us, and

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<v Speaker 5>they certainly have not talked to me. If they came

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<v Speaker 5>to me, the first thing I would do is ask

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<v Speaker 5>Quebec how Quebec is looking at that project. What I

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<v Speaker 5>can tell you is our allies around the world are

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<v Speaker 5>very interested in our natural resources. Being over in Germany

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<v Speaker 5>a couple of weeks ago, they could not have been clearer.

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<v Speaker 5>They are looking for our natural resources if we're prepared

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<v Speaker 5>to offer them to them. If that's going to come

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<v Speaker 5>through Quebec, that requires the support of the Quebec the jurisdiction,

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<v Speaker 5>Quebec government and the support of first affected first nations.

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<v Speaker 5>So if and when Marior invest wants to re engage that,

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<v Speaker 5>they are welcome to do it. They will be evaluated

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<v Speaker 5>like any other project. They'll need the support of the

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<v Speaker 5>local jurisdiction and the support of the affected first nations.

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<v Speaker 14>Thank you, this is a question from my colleague. I

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<v Speaker 14>understood that your office and your Department had met with

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<v Speaker 14>lobbyists from Marior invest Energy Canada when the company has

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<v Speaker 14>no employees in Quebec and hasn't proposed a project yet.

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<v Speaker 14>Can you say why.

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<v Speaker 5>I am sure they may have met with somebody in

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<v Speaker 5>the part. They certainly didn't meet with me. We will

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<v Speaker 5>listen to anyone who has a potential idea. My sense

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<v Speaker 5>is this is not a price project that is at

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<v Speaker 5>a scale where we need to be looking at. It's

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<v Speaker 5>certainly not a project of national interest at this point.

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<v Speaker 6>Hi again, mister Hodgson, this is Leo Schurtzer from the

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<v Speaker 6>Mental Gazette. For these battery plant investments. Is the government

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<v Speaker 6>taking steps to avoid repeating the failure of the Northfold project?

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<v Speaker 6>I know that was more the provincial government's jurisdiction, but yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>We didn't invest in that, and I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 5>comment on investments that the Quebec government made. Look what

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<v Speaker 5>I will say is in Canada we need to celebrate entrepreneurs.

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<v Speaker 5>We need to celebrate people who are trying to do

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<v Speaker 5>new things and bringing new jobs.

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<v Speaker 4>These people here are.

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<v Speaker 5>Bootstrapping businesses. We heard the story of somebody who came

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<v Speaker 5>here with nothing in their pocket. Probably mortgaged whatever they had.

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<v Speaker 5>Sometimes those things fail. That's part of business. I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm a business person, but that's part of business. When

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<v Speaker 5>somebody fails. We shouldn't look down on the We should

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<v Speaker 5>say good for you for trying. Let's help you get

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<v Speaker 5>back up and get on again, and this time you're

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<v Speaker 5>going to be a success. And so look, the tone

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<v Speaker 5>of the question was there's something wrong with investing in

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<v Speaker 5>a company. Some companies aren't going to make it. We

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<v Speaker 5>need to support our entrepreneurial spirit. We need to support

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<v Speaker 5>new ventures. That's what creates the businesses of the future.

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<v Speaker 5>Every one of the people in this room are going

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<v Speaker 5>to get there because we step up and help them.

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<v Speaker 4>And I know the federal government will keep doing that.

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<v Speaker 5>I won't speak for the Quebec government, but I hope

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<v Speaker 5>they keep doing it as well.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, of course, the electricity or electric projects are new

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<v Speaker 6>territory and it will be bumps in the road. But

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<v Speaker 6>even thinking of like the line electric bus recall with

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<v Speaker 6>one of the buses bursting flames, just with with electricity

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<v Speaker 6>projects there there there seems to be more steps that

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<v Speaker 6>need to be taken to kind of mitigate some of

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<v Speaker 6>these Some of these bumps. I guess I'm wondering if

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<v Speaker 6>there's any concrete plans or any changes to to past

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<v Speaker 6>electricity project investments, or any sort of extra oversight that

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<v Speaker 6>can be taken.

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<v Speaker 5>Again that that was not an investment, that that are

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<v Speaker 5>I'm not going to critique other people's investments. What I'm

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<v Speaker 5>going to say is, uh, when you invest in new

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<v Speaker 5>businesses and new products, we have approval processes, we have

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<v Speaker 5>safety regimes.

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<v Speaker 4>We will put them through them.

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<v Speaker 5>From a federal government perspective, as are are entrepreneurial.

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<v Speaker 4>Leaders over here are who are basically.

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<v Speaker 5>Going out creating companies, creating jobs for engineers, creating good

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<v Speaker 5>paying jobs, and creating new technologies.

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<v Speaker 4>There will be challenges with products.

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<v Speaker 5>They will get feedback from regulators, they will adjust their products,

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<v Speaker 5>they will make them better.

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<v Speaker 4>We should celebrate that.

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<v Speaker 21>Thanks so much.

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<v Speaker 3>Hello, Matthew Bokou, Thank you very much, everyone, Jure Sweating, Bencoirie.

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<v Speaker 3>I know it's entrepreneurs.

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<v Speaker 9>Let's go.

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<v Speaker 22>I guess, good afternoon. I'm so excited, I can't even

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<v Speaker 22>get the time of day right. It's a great day, indeed,

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<v Speaker 22>and thank you for joining us today for this incredibly

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<v Speaker 22>historic occasion. I'm Brian Jean, the Minister of Energy and

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<v Speaker 22>Minerals and proud MLA of Fort mc murray Laclabish, and

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<v Speaker 22>today I'm joined as you can see, by the Premier

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<v Speaker 22>of the Great Province of Alberta, Daniel Smith, raj And Sani,

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<v Speaker 22>Minister of Indigenous Relations, and Alex Pourbet, co chair of

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<v Speaker 22>the Technical Advisory Group. My friends, I am very excited

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<v Speaker 22>because today we have some of the top men and

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<v Speaker 22>women in the room today that built this province through

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<v Speaker 22>oil and gas, and as you know, oil and gas

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<v Speaker 22>built much of this province and much of Western Canada.

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<v Speaker 22>We are in Alberta very excited about what we're going

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<v Speaker 22>to do, and while we continue to diversify our products,

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<v Speaker 22>our resources and our markets, it will oil and gas

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<v Speaker 22>remain our future for the next generation. At the very

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<v Speaker 22>lea Our government and I think most Elberton's understand that reality.

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<v Speaker 17>It's not news.

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<v Speaker 22>The challenge has always been about getting our message heard

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<v Speaker 22>in Ottawa and some of the other provinces and making

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<v Speaker 22>sure they understand just how vital oil is to our

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<v Speaker 22>and Canadian prosperity. I'd like to turn the podium over

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<v Speaker 22>to our Premier, who will tell us just how we're

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<v Speaker 22>preparing to show Canadians from coast to coast to coast

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<v Speaker 22>our commitment to turning this great country into an energy

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<v Speaker 22>superpower and helping generations of Canadians have a better quality

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<v Speaker 22>of life.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 19>Well, Thank you so much, minister, and thank you for

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<v Speaker 19>the incredible work you've done on getting us to this point.

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<v Speaker 19>I understand we have over one hundred leaders from the

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<v Speaker 19>energy sector in the room with us today and it

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<v Speaker 19>is indeed an exciting announcement and I know you've done

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<v Speaker 19>an incredible work on it. Very pleased to be here

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<v Speaker 19>not only with our Minister of Energy, Brian Jean, but

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<v Speaker 19>also our Minister of Indigenous Relations roj Andsani, who has

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<v Speaker 19>been making tons of phone calls in the last couple

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<v Speaker 19>of days and ensuring that everyone knew what who might

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<v Speaker 19>be impacted by this, what our intentions were, as well

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<v Speaker 19>as Alex poor By, executive chair of Sonova's Energy in,

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<v Speaker 19>one of our leading companies in the oil sands operations

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<v Speaker 19>in Alberta. We also have representatives from the energy sector,

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<v Speaker 19>pipeline companies and indigenous communities and we've come together here

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<v Speaker 19>today because Canada stands at a critical crossroads Beneath our

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<v Speaker 19>feet here in Alberta, we stand on oil reserves valued

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<v Speaker 19>at over nine trillion dollars. This resource wealth presents Canada

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<v Speaker 19>and Canadians with boundless opportunities. This wealth would equate to

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<v Speaker 19>hundreds of billions of dollars in government revenue. It could

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<v Speaker 19>be used to support core social programs like healthcare and education,

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<v Speaker 19>bolster Canada's national security commitments under NATO, and unlock economic

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<v Speaker 19>prosperity for indigenous peoples.

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<v Speaker 2>Not only would it allow for governments at.

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<v Speaker 19>All levels across the country to fund social programs, it

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<v Speaker 19>would generate job creation and well for Canadians and Albertans

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<v Speaker 19>on a scale rarely.

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<v Speaker 2>Seen in recent decades.

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<v Speaker 19>This type of transformational wealth cannot be kept in the ground,

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<v Speaker 19>and Canadians agree. Over the past six months, it has

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<v Speaker 19>become clear that Canadians nationwide see the tremendous opportunity that

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<v Speaker 19>we have to unleash the economic potential of our energy sector.

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<v Speaker 19>In fact, recent polling has shown that three quarters of

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<v Speaker 19>Canadians support building a new oil pipeline. Additionally, the global

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<v Speaker 19>demand for oil is increasing and the world wants more

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<v Speaker 19>Canadian oil and gas. We've heard this from Asia in Japan,

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<v Speaker 19>South Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia, to name a few. We've

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<v Speaker 19>heard this from Europe and we know that we need

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<v Speaker 19>to deliver on global energy security efforts. There are billions

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<v Speaker 19>of people around the world living in energy poverty who

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<v Speaker 19>demand a higher standard of living. This is not just

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<v Speaker 19>a question of Alberta's energy. It is a global moral imperative.

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<v Speaker 19>What stands before us right now is a once in

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<v Speaker 19>a generation opportunity to unlock our wealth of resources and

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<v Speaker 19>become a world leading energy superpower, creating lasting prosperity for

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<v Speaker 19>generations to come. But to realize this potential, the federal

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<v Speaker 19>government must make meaningful and substantive reforms to Canada's regulatory

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<v Speaker 19>environment to revive investor certainty. The simple fact is that

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<v Speaker 19>you will not see companies sink billions of dollars into

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<v Speaker 19>new major projects unless the federal government overturns or overhauls

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<v Speaker 19>is Trudeau era anti resource development policies.

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<v Speaker 2>And that includes the oil and gas the oil.

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<v Speaker 19>And Gas emissions cap, which we know as a production

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<v Speaker 19>cap Bill C.

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<v Speaker 2>Sixty nine, the.

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<v Speaker 19>No More Pipelines Law, and the tanker ben which have

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<v Speaker 19>made investment in new oil and gas projects extremely difficult,

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<v Speaker 19>and this is what we've heard from industry and potential investors.

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<v Speaker 19>They will not invest in a new pipeline with these

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<v Speaker 19>bad laws and regulations in place. You can't build pipeline

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<v Speaker 19>to the northwest coast and still have a tanker van.

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<v Speaker 19>You cannot have an emissions cap that is so aggressive

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<v Speaker 19>that companies would have to shut in operations in order

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<v Speaker 19>to achieve it. And you can't have enthusiasm to export

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<v Speaker 19>natural gas and win the AI data war and then

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<v Speaker 19>have punitive policies against using natural gas on Alberta's electricity grid.

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<v Speaker 19>Now I've made this case abundantly clear to the Prime Minister,

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<v Speaker 19>and what I can tell you is this that I

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<v Speaker 19>am more optimistic now than I have ever been over

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<v Speaker 19>that the concerns of Elberton's are finally being heard. While

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<v Speaker 19>we still have details to work out, I do look

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<v Speaker 19>forward to reach an agreement that will profoundly benefit Alberta

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<v Speaker 19>and Canada's economies. Major investment is what grows our economy,

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<v Speaker 19>creates jobs, prosperity, and enhances our standard of living. And

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<v Speaker 19>without question, a new oil pipeline to the northwest BC

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<v Speaker 19>coast would have the greatest economic benefit of any new

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<v Speaker 19>nation building project. For example, had we completed the Northern

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<v Speaker 19>Gateway Project, the Energy East Project and EasTone Excel Pipeline Project,

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<v Speaker 19>Canada's GDP today would be fifty five billion dollars stronger

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<v Speaker 19>each and every year. We cannot let another opportunity of

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<v Speaker 19>this economic magnitude pass us by again, and that's why

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<v Speaker 19>we are announcing that the Government of Alberta will be

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<v Speaker 19>the proponent of an oil pipeline to the northwest PC coast,

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<v Speaker 19>with the support and technical advice of three major pipeline companies,

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<v Speaker 19>including South bom and Bridge and Trans Mountain. Our government

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<v Speaker 19>will make a formal application to the Federal Project Office

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<v Speaker 19>under the Building Canada Act. Today we are beginning the

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<v Speaker 19>engagement process with indigenous groups across Alberta and British Columbia

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<v Speaker 19>to ensure that they can be part of this nation

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<v Speaker 19>building effort. That conversation must begin with indigenous engagement not

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<v Speaker 19>as a checkbox, but as a foundation for relationship building,

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<v Speaker 19>trust and shared leadership. This will lay the ground work

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<v Speaker 19>for full and thorough consultation as this project meets regulatory milestones.

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<v Speaker 19>To be clear, though, this is about more than just

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<v Speaker 19>fulfilling a legal duty to consult It's about working together

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<v Speaker 19>from the beginning to ensure that we get it right,

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<v Speaker 19>this time informed by Indigenous perspectives and experiences. We also

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<v Speaker 19>want to have Indigenous partners at the table as owners,

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<v Speaker 19>to participate not only as holders of territory, but as

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<v Speaker 19>co owners of a project and an asset that will

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<v Speaker 19>provide wealth for First Nations for generations. Our Indigenous Relations team,

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<v Speaker 19>led by Minister Rogensoni, will develop and lead an engagement

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<v Speaker 19>plan in collaboration with First Nations across both provinces. You'll

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<v Speaker 19>hear more details about this from the Minister shortly. And

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<v Speaker 19>to get this nation building pipeline project underway, Alberta's government

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<v Speaker 19>is committing fourteen million dollars to the technical design and

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<v Speaker 19>detailed application design. To be clear, Alberta taxpayers will not

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<v Speaker 19>be on the hook to build this pipeline, but this

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<v Speaker 19>initial investment is crucial to get this important work underway

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<v Speaker 19>and we cannot let billions in investment in future revenues

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<v Speaker 19>continue to flee our nation. We have worked closely with

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<v Speaker 19>our pipeline companies to chart a path forward so that

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<v Speaker 19>we can provide a detailed plan to be approved by

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<v Speaker 19>the federal government. This work will be guided by an

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<v Speaker 19>expert advisory committee with a dedicated full time project management

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<v Speaker 19>team that includes the top pipeline experts in North America.

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<v Speaker 19>And it is my hope, with Alberta as the proponent,

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<v Speaker 19>that we will see this pipeline project on the next

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<v Speaker 19>list of nation building projects announced by the federal government

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<v Speaker 19>come great up in November. With today's announcement, Alberta is

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<v Speaker 19>prepared to answer the call to support global energy security

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<v Speaker 19>efforts while creating lasting prosperity for Alberton's and Canadians for

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<v Speaker 19>generations to come.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, and I'll turn it over to the minister.

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<v Speaker 22>So Calgary, are you excited? I said, are you excited?

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<v Speaker 22>We've waited a long time for this. I'd like to

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<v Speaker 22>turn it over to Minister Sawning now for a few words.

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<v Speaker 7>Thank you, Thank you very much, Minister Gene and thank

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<v Speaker 7>you Premier Smith, and thank you to all of you

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<v Speaker 7>for being here today. It means a lot to us.

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<v Speaker 7>Today's announcement is about more than a planning initiative. It's

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<v Speaker 7>a chance to reimagine how we build partnerships, not just pipelines.

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<v Speaker 7>We know that prosperity depends on partnership and partnerships begin

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<v Speaker 7>with trust. Alberta's government is committed to a principled approach

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<v Speaker 7>to Indigenous engagement, one that starts early, listens deeply, and

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<v Speaker 7>puts communities at the center of decision making. Indigenous communities

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<v Speaker 7>are not just partners, they're rights holders, leaders, and knowledge keepers.

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<v Speaker 7>Their voices must shape the path forward projects like the theater,

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<v Speaker 7>LNG and so Lisiam's and show us what's possible when

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<v Speaker 7>Indigenous communities lead. It's not just about inclusion, it's also

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<v Speaker 7>about ownership. That's why we're engaging Indigenous communities in Alberta

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<v Speaker 7>and BC from day one, starting at the very beginning

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<v Speaker 7>of project design.

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<v Speaker 2>We've learned from.

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<v Speaker 7>Past mistakes and we want b C first nations to

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<v Speaker 7>know that we've heard you loud and clear. We're committed

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<v Speaker 7>to getting this right. Over the past few days, Minister

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<v Speaker 7>Gene and I have spoken directly with leaders from nations

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<v Speaker 7>in both provinces, and over the coming weeks and months,

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<v Speaker 7>our ministries and the project advisory team will be reaching

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<v Speaker 7>out to all nations along the potential routes. That includes

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<v Speaker 7>engaging communities upstream, midstream, and downstream from any potential site

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<v Speaker 7>or route. We're engaging on everything from roots specifics and

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<v Speaker 7>environmental protections to opportunities for Indigenous ownership, equity stakes, and

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<v Speaker 7>long term prosperity. This is about more than infrastructure. It's

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<v Speaker 7>about economic reconciliation and building lasting prosperity. Together, nothing is

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<v Speaker 7>locked in. We are here to listen, share information transparently,

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<v Speaker 7>and ensure Indigenous voices shape decisions that affect their lands,

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<v Speaker 7>their livelihoods, and their futures. This initiative lays a foundation

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<v Speaker 7>for trust, for opportunity and shared leadership values that will

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<v Speaker 7>shape the future of energy development in Canada. Together, together

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<v Speaker 7>we can build something meaningful. Thank you once again for

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<v Speaker 7>being here today. I'll hand it back to Minister Gene.

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<v Speaker 22>Thank you, Minister Sauni, and thank you especially for your leadership. Premiere,

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<v Speaker 22>She's just an amazing Premier and I have to say it.

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<v Speaker 17>Next, i'd like to talk.

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<v Speaker 22>I'd like to introduce and call on the co chair

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<v Speaker 22>of the Advisory Groups, Alex Burbe.

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<v Speaker 17>Alex, please come on up.

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<v Speaker 23>Thanks thanks very much, minister, and I wanted to start

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<v Speaker 23>off first by thanking the Premier for the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 23>serve Alberta and this industry that has been so good

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<v Speaker 23>to me and the country. I also want to thank

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<v Speaker 23>the Premier for the courage to step up and try

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<v Speaker 23>to break the logjam that has stood in the way

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<v Speaker 23>of pipelines and greater industry development in general. As a

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<v Speaker 23>representative of the energy industry, I can tell you that

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<v Speaker 23>the industry believes that under the right conditions, Canada really

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<v Speaker 23>can become an energy superpower, something that will benefit Canada

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<v Speaker 23>and all Canadians. Recently, over ninety energy executives joined in

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<v Speaker 23>signing a letter to the Prime Minister asking him to

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<v Speaker 23>move faster in making the regulatory and policy changes that

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<v Speaker 23>can make Canada a country where big projects can once

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<v Speaker 23>again be built and a country that can attract the

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<v Speaker 23>global capital to build projects of national significance. In the

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<v Speaker 23>last few decades, pipelines have lost billions of dollars in

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<v Speaker 23>investment in pipelines that could not get the regulatory or

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<v Speaker 23>political gatekeepers to reach final investment decisions. When people started

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<v Speaker 23>talking this year about how a pipeline to the West

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<v Speaker 23>Coast could be a project that should be in Canada's

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<v Speaker 23>national interest, I immediately saw the challenge. After the experience

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<v Speaker 23>of the past decades of years of wasted effort and

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<v Speaker 23>billions of dollars in wasted development costs. No pipeline executives

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<v Speaker 23>would go to his or her board of directors and

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<v Speaker 23>ask for development money to build a pipeline. In Canada,

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<v Speaker 23>Industry told the Prime Minister and the federal government exactly

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<v Speaker 23>that the response from the federal government has been clear.

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<v Speaker 23>They would only consider changes when asked by a proponent.

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<v Speaker 23>No one from industry would be a proponent without the

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<v Speaker 23>changes first. The premiers call this a chicken and egg problem,

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<v Speaker 23>and it is a problem she has decided to take on.

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<v Speaker 23>Alberta will be the proponent to get this project designated

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<v Speaker 23>and to get important regulatory changes made. Alberta will step

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<v Speaker 23>up with a small early investment to break the logjam.

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<v Speaker 17>The federal government will.

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<v Speaker 23>Then have to deliver. It will have to deliver in

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<v Speaker 23>the right regulatory environment. This project makes sense to industry

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<v Speaker 23>and will be investable. The collective team that will assist

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<v Speaker 23>in advising and supporting the government has hundreds of years

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<v Speaker 23>of experience in all aspects of pipeline projects, from indigenous

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<v Speaker 23>outreach and partnering experience to environmental expertise and science and

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<v Speaker 23>engineering of major pipeline projects. Our role will be to

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<v Speaker 23>help advise the government on how to develop the safest

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<v Speaker 23>pipeline ever built with the maximum levels of support from

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<v Speaker 23>Canadians and las local communities. I'm very happy to join

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<v Speaker 23>the Premier and the technical advisory team to get these

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<v Speaker 23>changes and to get this project through.

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<v Speaker 17>Thanks very much.

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<v Speaker 4>Well.

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<v Speaker 22>I can see the excitement in the room, and I

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<v Speaker 22>think a lot of Elberton's and Western Canadians and Canadians

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<v Speaker 22>are very.

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<v Speaker 17>Excited about the prospects we have in front of us.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm going to with that.

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<v Speaker 22>That concludes our formal program. I'm going to turn it

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<v Speaker 22>over to Sam now to handle the news conference and

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<v Speaker 22>the questions.

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<v Speaker 17>Thank you, thank you. We'll now head into our media

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<v Speaker 17>Q and a section for media here in the room

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<v Speaker 17>with the media mic is just to the left of

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<v Speaker 17>the cameras. There. We'll be taking one question, one follow up.

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<v Speaker 17>Remember to please state your name and outlet before your question.

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<v Speaker 17>We'll start off here in the room before making our

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<v Speaker 17>way to the phones. Go ahead, first at the mic.

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<v Speaker 24>Thanks, It's Tim with CTV for the premieer. Please, I'm

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<v Speaker 24>way back here. Lot of big heads in the camera

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<v Speaker 24>kids said it not me to me, this seems a

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<v Speaker 24>little bit risky if you don't have some sort of

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<v Speaker 24>promise from Ottawa that these nine laws are going to

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<v Speaker 24>be repealed.

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<v Speaker 2>So do you know something we don't know.

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<v Speaker 19>Well, we've limited our risk because we've allocated fourteen million

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<v Speaker 19>dollars to get it through the first couple of stages.

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<v Speaker 2>Of technical design.

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<v Speaker 19>I just have confidence that if we fix the investment

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<v Speaker 19>climate and get an agreement with the federal government to

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<v Speaker 19>move forward on this on the major projects list, that

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<v Speaker 19>proponents will step up and it will be built with

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<v Speaker 19>private sector money. I've said all along that the only

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<v Speaker 19>way to build a pipeline is with taxpayer dollars. Then

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<v Speaker 19>this will have been a failed exercise. We actually have

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<v Speaker 19>to create an investment climate so the private sector feels

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<v Speaker 19>some confidence in investing in these kinds of projects. Again,

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<v Speaker 19>it needed to be kickstarted because if we won't see

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<v Speaker 19>a proponent until we have the laws fixed, and so

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<v Speaker 19>we're prepared to be the proponent to get it to the.

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<v Speaker 24>Point perfect and then obviously there's going to be a

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<v Speaker 24>little bit of pushback here. We already have the premier

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<v Speaker 24>to the west of us calling this not realistic, essentially

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<v Speaker 24>a distraction. So how do you plan to deal with

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<v Speaker 24>some of the opponents to this project, whether it's the

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<v Speaker 24>Premier next door, whether it's some of these indigenous groups,

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<v Speaker 24>whether it's just an activist who don't want a pipeline.

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<v Speaker 19>Well, I would say this that, you know, if we

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<v Speaker 19>had been able to redraw the map at the founding

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<v Speaker 19>of Alberta, maybe we would have drawn it with a

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<v Speaker 19>little bit of British.

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<v Speaker 2>Columbia so that we had a port.

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<v Speaker 19>Maybe Port of Prince Rupert would have been part of

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<v Speaker 19>Alberta as opposed to a part of British Columbia. But

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<v Speaker 19>we didn't have the luxury of doing that. Instead, to

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<v Speaker 19>make sure that we were a country, we build the

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<v Speaker 19>Trans Canada Railroad, we built a Trans Canada Highway. We've

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<v Speaker 19>partnered with British Columbia to ensure that their natural gas

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<v Speaker 19>can make it through Alberta through a pipeline to get

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<v Speaker 19>to the US market. And we've wanted to make sure

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<v Speaker 19>that all of the goods that come into British Columbia

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<v Speaker 19>into their ports have free entry and free access through Alberta.

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<v Speaker 19>That's the deal that we have. I think that coastal

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<v Speaker 19>provinces have a special obligation to be generous in making

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<v Speaker 19>sure that we're creating access to ports for all of

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<v Speaker 19>our products. I know that Alberta shares that view. I

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<v Speaker 19>have not publicly opposed any project that has been proposed

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<v Speaker 19>by any of my primarial counterparts. I'm very supportive of

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<v Speaker 19>any of their aspirations, and we're going to make sure

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<v Speaker 19>that we can find areas of common ground. I would

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<v Speaker 19>say about this project in particular, it was approved, it

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<v Speaker 19>was going to go ahead, and yet a political decision

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<v Speaker 19>canceled it. So this was a shovel ready project some

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<v Speaker 19>ten years ago, and now it's a matter of seeing

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<v Speaker 19>with the technical changes, with some of the advancement technology,

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<v Speaker 19>with some of the things that we know about building

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<v Speaker 19>to the coast, with some of the new expectations about

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<v Speaker 19>indigenous equity ownership. Now we're going to see if we

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<v Speaker 19>can revitalize that and maybe have a shortcut because it

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<v Speaker 19>was ready to go just a short time ago. So

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<v Speaker 19>I will continue, as I said, to work to build

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<v Speaker 19>the coalition of partner who are going to be on

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<v Speaker 19>board with this. But this is a Canada project, and

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<v Speaker 19>this is a This is a test of whether Canada

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<v Speaker 19>works is a country, because if we can't build with

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<v Speaker 19>a collaboration of the federal government and between provinces. If

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<v Speaker 19>it's everybody gets to get their products going to market

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<v Speaker 19>except Alberta. That's not a country. A country as well

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<v Speaker 19>where we support each other. And I think Canadians are

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<v Speaker 19>there and I hope that we can get more and

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<v Speaker 19>more politicians to get there too.

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<v Speaker 17>Thanks thanks to him, and we'll go to our next point.

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<v Speaker 6>Hi, Lauren Krugel, Canadian Press.

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<v Speaker 25>Following up on that, could you talk a little bit

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<v Speaker 25>about what kind of conversations event you've had with Premier

853
01:02:40.320 --> 01:02:42.480
<v Speaker 25>eb recently leading up to this. Has he been given

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01:02:42.519 --> 01:02:45.400
<v Speaker 25>the heads up that this was coming, and how confident

855
01:02:45.480 --> 01:02:48.239
<v Speaker 25>are you that you know it's possible to persuade him

856
01:02:48.320 --> 01:02:50.199
<v Speaker 25>that this is in Canada's interest.

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<v Speaker 19>I did give him a courtesy call on Monday to

858
01:02:53.760 --> 01:02:57.159
<v Speaker 19>let him know that this was coming, and I saw

859
01:02:57.239 --> 01:02:58.360
<v Speaker 19>his initial reaction.

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01:02:58.719 --> 01:03:01.039
<v Speaker 2>And obviously we have some work to do.

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<v Speaker 19>I mean, I understand the priorities that he has on

862
01:03:04.719 --> 01:03:07.079
<v Speaker 19>some of the projects that have come forward, and as I.

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01:03:07.079 --> 01:03:09.960
<v Speaker 2>Said, we're very supportive. We're very supportive of.

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01:03:10.239 --> 01:03:13.800
<v Speaker 19>An optimization of the Trans Mountain pipeline that might add

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<v Speaker 19>another two hundred and seventy five thousand barrels a day.

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<v Speaker 19>We think that's a great project. We're very supportive of

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01:03:19.519 --> 01:03:22.400
<v Speaker 19>all of the natural gas development Energy Canada too, which

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01:03:22.480 --> 01:03:25.079
<v Speaker 19>is on the list, as well as lism's and others

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01:03:25.159 --> 01:03:27.880
<v Speaker 19>that have been indicated that might get there. We think

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01:03:27.960 --> 01:03:29.519
<v Speaker 19>that that is going to be good for not only

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01:03:29.559 --> 01:03:32.880
<v Speaker 19>British Columbia, but also for us. We're also very supportive

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01:03:32.880 --> 01:03:35.280
<v Speaker 19>of talking about ways in which we can build inentertise

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01:03:35.559 --> 01:03:39.119
<v Speaker 19>so that we can assist BC in times where they

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01:03:39.159 --> 01:03:42.199
<v Speaker 19>have drought in being able to provide a secure energy

875
01:03:42.280 --> 01:03:45.920
<v Speaker 19>backup and vice versa. And we have a biodiesel facility

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01:03:46.679 --> 01:03:49.320
<v Speaker 19>that is up in operation. Most of that is destined

877
01:03:49.320 --> 01:03:51.639
<v Speaker 19>for the VC market with their clean fuel standards, and

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01:03:51.679 --> 01:03:54.280
<v Speaker 19>we hope to do more of that. So I like

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01:03:54.360 --> 01:03:56.639
<v Speaker 19>to build with the other premiers on areas in which

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01:03:56.679 --> 01:03:59.920
<v Speaker 19>we agree. We don't always agree on everything all the time,

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01:04:00.119 --> 01:04:01.639
<v Speaker 19>but I think we've got a lot of common ground

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01:04:01.679 --> 01:04:04.599
<v Speaker 19>to start from, and I think as we continue on

883
01:04:04.760 --> 01:04:08.159
<v Speaker 19>and build the relationships that we'll be able to.

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01:04:09.920 --> 01:04:10.960
<v Speaker 2>I hope, win him over.

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<v Speaker 19>I might want to get my Indigenous relations Minister though,

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01:04:14.280 --> 01:04:16.159
<v Speaker 19>to respond to that too, because I know that she's

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01:04:16.199 --> 01:04:18.679
<v Speaker 19>been making many many calls to indigenous leaders as well,

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01:04:18.679 --> 01:04:20.679
<v Speaker 19>and I think she could probably tell you what kind

889
01:04:20.719 --> 01:04:21.880
<v Speaker 19>of reaction she's gotten there.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, thank you, Premier. So like the Premier, I was

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01:04:26.840 --> 01:04:29.920
<v Speaker 7>on the phone on Monday calling many Indigenous leaders, both

892
01:04:29.960 --> 01:04:33.559
<v Speaker 7>in BC and Alberta, and the responses were different from

893
01:04:33.599 --> 01:04:36.199
<v Speaker 7>what you may have expected about ten years ago, eight

894
01:04:36.280 --> 01:04:39.920
<v Speaker 7>years ago. There was more support than I had anticipated,

895
01:04:40.000 --> 01:04:43.440
<v Speaker 7>and of course there are concerns about environmental protections, but

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01:04:43.599 --> 01:04:46.519
<v Speaker 7>the fact that we're engaging early and we're being transparent

897
01:04:46.639 --> 01:04:51.679
<v Speaker 7>and having very respectful conversations certainly helps. This is not consultation.

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01:04:52.199 --> 01:04:55.119
<v Speaker 7>We're just talking about the initiative, and I have heard

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01:04:55.159 --> 01:04:58.639
<v Speaker 7>from many Indigenous leaders that they're very interested in equity

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01:04:58.679 --> 01:05:02.320
<v Speaker 7>ownership and being part part of this energy infrastructure. So

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01:05:02.440 --> 01:05:04.360
<v Speaker 7>we're pleased with what we've heard. We know that there's

902
01:05:04.360 --> 01:05:06.719
<v Speaker 7>a lot of work to do and engagement has to

903
01:05:06.800 --> 01:05:09.320
<v Speaker 7>be frequent, and it has to be, as I said before,

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01:05:09.559 --> 01:05:11.159
<v Speaker 7>transparent and very respectful.

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<v Speaker 25>I had a follow up actually for you, Minister Sonia,

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01:05:14.360 --> 01:05:17.039
<v Speaker 25>and fortunate that you're up here. You know, in your

907
01:05:17.119 --> 01:05:20.440
<v Speaker 25>opening remarks you alluded to, you know, learning from past mistakes,

908
01:05:20.480 --> 01:05:23.159
<v Speaker 25>So I'm wondering if you could elaborate on what was done,

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01:05:23.719 --> 01:05:25.840
<v Speaker 25>say in the Northern Gateway era that you're hoping to

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01:05:25.920 --> 01:05:26.960
<v Speaker 25>do differently this time.

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<v Speaker 7>So what we've heard both from industry and Indigenous leaders

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01:05:30.880 --> 01:05:34.239
<v Speaker 7>is that Indigenous voices were not central to the process

913
01:05:34.400 --> 01:05:37.840
<v Speaker 7>as Northern Gateway was being discussed. So we've learned from that.

914
01:05:38.079 --> 01:05:41.360
<v Speaker 7>We've spoken to indigenous leaders and again in industry as well,

915
01:05:41.400 --> 01:05:44.719
<v Speaker 7>and they've provided some additional feedback and advice, And the

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01:05:44.840 --> 01:05:47.599
<v Speaker 7>key piece of advice was to pick up the phone,

917
01:05:47.880 --> 01:05:50.559
<v Speaker 7>go to the community, meet people where they're at, and

918
01:05:50.719 --> 01:05:52.280
<v Speaker 7>tell them what it is that you hope to do,

919
01:05:52.679 --> 01:05:54.960
<v Speaker 7>and really listen to their concerns and do whatever you

920
01:05:55.079 --> 01:05:58.079
<v Speaker 7>can to alleviate or mitigate. So those are some of

921
01:05:58.119 --> 01:06:00.559
<v Speaker 7>the learnings that we're taking with us, and we're certainly

922
01:06:00.639 --> 01:06:03.519
<v Speaker 7>going to spend a lot more time in the engagement process.

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<v Speaker 17>Thank you. We're going to take two more questions from

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01:06:05.639 --> 01:06:06.960
<v Speaker 17>the floor here and then go to the phones.

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<v Speaker 22>I would also like to address some of the technology

926
01:06:10.719 --> 01:06:14.039
<v Speaker 22>has changed, in particular on pipelines, they can tell when

927
01:06:14.280 --> 01:06:15.840
<v Speaker 22>Now with some of the technology, they can tell when

928
01:06:15.880 --> 01:06:18.639
<v Speaker 22>the moose walks across the top of a pipeline. Now

929
01:06:18.719 --> 01:06:21.800
<v Speaker 22>we have double holed tankers. Some of the strictest laws

930
01:06:21.800 --> 01:06:24.440
<v Speaker 22>and navigation and marine laws in the world come from Canada.

931
01:06:24.800 --> 01:06:27.239
<v Speaker 22>So we have an abundance of change on the West

932
01:06:27.280 --> 01:06:29.679
<v Speaker 22>coast that wasn't there the original time as well, and.

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<v Speaker 17>We've seen the significant change that's made go ahead.

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01:06:35.519 --> 01:06:42.840
<v Speaker 26>Hi Premier Megan Pikin's financial posts, I, mister Porbey spoke

935
01:06:42.840 --> 01:06:44.960
<v Speaker 26>a little bit to this, but can you address this

936
01:06:45.360 --> 01:06:49.800
<v Speaker 26>aspect of this enterprise, which is why does the Alberta

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01:06:49.840 --> 01:06:53.119
<v Speaker 26>government need to be involved at all? Isn't planning a

938
01:06:53.199 --> 01:06:56.320
<v Speaker 26>pipeline kind of the straightforward part, the part that these

939
01:06:56.519 --> 01:06:59.639
<v Speaker 26>these did the private sector is really good at. Why

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01:06:59.719 --> 01:07:01.079
<v Speaker 26>is the government the one coming.

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01:07:01.000 --> 01:07:01.599
<v Speaker 17>Up with this project?

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01:07:01.639 --> 01:07:03.119
<v Speaker 2>Well, I'll tell you a couple of things. I mean,

943
01:07:03.119 --> 01:07:05.079
<v Speaker 2>first of all, let's remember who owns the resource.

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<v Speaker 19>The resource is about eighty five percent owned by the

945
01:07:07.480 --> 01:07:10.880
<v Speaker 19>people of Alberta and the Government of Alberta represents that

946
01:07:11.039 --> 01:07:14.480
<v Speaker 19>and we partner with the private sector through lease agreements

947
01:07:14.559 --> 01:07:16.679
<v Speaker 19>to be able to develop our resource. And so what

948
01:07:16.800 --> 01:07:19.320
<v Speaker 19>we hear from our partners is that they're not prepared

949
01:07:19.360 --> 01:07:23.199
<v Speaker 19>to expand production if they can't get rid of these

950
01:07:23.400 --> 01:07:27.199
<v Speaker 19>nine bad laws, especially themissions, the emissions cap, which is

951
01:07:27.239 --> 01:07:30.559
<v Speaker 19>really a production cap, and nor can they pledge barrels

952
01:07:30.880 --> 01:07:33.440
<v Speaker 19>to a pipeline if the tanker ban is still in effect.

953
01:07:33.519 --> 01:07:35.360
<v Speaker 19>So this is the problem that we find ourselves in,

954
01:07:35.559 --> 01:07:37.920
<v Speaker 19>is that we as the owner to try to steward

955
01:07:37.960 --> 01:07:40.719
<v Speaker 19>this resource on the behalf of our people have a

956
01:07:40.840 --> 01:07:42.559
<v Speaker 19>partner that's not willing to expand because of.

957
01:07:42.599 --> 01:07:44.119
<v Speaker 2>Bad federal law. So that's one reason.

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01:07:44.519 --> 01:07:46.800
<v Speaker 19>The other reason is I had an opportunity on a

959
01:07:46.880 --> 01:07:49.519
<v Speaker 19>trade mission to be in Mexico and I heard about

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01:07:49.760 --> 01:07:52.119
<v Speaker 19>TC Energy success in partnering with.

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01:07:52.199 --> 01:07:53.119
<v Speaker 2>The Mexican government.

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01:07:53.159 --> 01:07:56.440
<v Speaker 19>They have challenges too down there, but they managed to

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01:07:56.519 --> 01:07:59.920
<v Speaker 19>partner with the Mexican government where the Mexican government began

964
01:08:00.079 --> 01:08:03.440
<v Speaker 19>with the community benefits agreement, the consultation, the permitting process,

965
01:08:04.000 --> 01:08:07.480
<v Speaker 19>and the company ended up focusing on the technical aspects

966
01:08:07.519 --> 01:08:09.880
<v Speaker 19>of building a pipeline. They were able to get from

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01:08:09.920 --> 01:08:12.960
<v Speaker 19>final investment decision to completion on a seven hundred and

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01:08:13.000 --> 01:08:16.159
<v Speaker 19>fifty kilometer pipeline in three years. It was the biggest

969
01:08:16.199 --> 01:08:18.840
<v Speaker 19>success in their history, and so I think we can

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01:08:18.920 --> 01:08:22.039
<v Speaker 19>learn from that. If there is work that needs to

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01:08:22.079 --> 01:08:24.039
<v Speaker 19>be done by governments to make sure that we can

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01:08:24.079 --> 01:08:28.199
<v Speaker 19>address issues of community benefits and equity partnership ownership sake.

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<v Speaker 2>That is our job. We also have created a new mechanism.

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01:08:30.960 --> 01:08:31.960
<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be a third answer.

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<v Speaker 19>We also created a mechanism called the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation,

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01:08:36.439 --> 01:08:39.680
<v Speaker 19>which allows us to provide loan guarantees so that indigenous

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01:08:40.119 --> 01:08:43.600
<v Speaker 19>bands can take an equity stake in various projects.

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01:08:43.880 --> 01:08:45.479
<v Speaker 2>We've got forty three over the forty.

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<v Speaker 19>Four bands in Alberta that have done so, seven projects

980
01:08:49.039 --> 01:08:51.960
<v Speaker 19>that will represent one point three billion dollars worth of revenue.

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<v Speaker 19>And so for us to be able to secure indigenous

982
01:08:56.479 --> 01:08:58.840
<v Speaker 19>ownership equity and underwrite it, we need to be at

983
01:08:58.880 --> 01:09:00.760
<v Speaker 19>the table. So these are all of the reasons why

984
01:09:01.079 --> 01:09:03.399
<v Speaker 19>the things are slightly different this time than they were before.

985
01:09:03.760 --> 01:09:07.000
<v Speaker 19>It would be optimal if a pipeline proponent had a

986
01:09:07.079 --> 01:09:09.640
<v Speaker 19>clear path to being able to get a project approved

987
01:09:09.720 --> 01:09:11.359
<v Speaker 19>without the need to partner with government.

988
01:09:11.680 --> 01:09:12.800
<v Speaker 2>But that's not the world we live in.

989
01:09:12.880 --> 01:09:15.159
<v Speaker 19>We live in a world where you do need a

990
01:09:15.279 --> 01:09:18.039
<v Speaker 19>government to demonstrate that they are a partner and are

991
01:09:18.079 --> 01:09:19.880
<v Speaker 19>going to walk the path with you. And that's what

992
01:09:19.960 --> 01:09:21.720
<v Speaker 19>we're telling the industry. We're going to do this, We're

993
01:09:21.840 --> 01:09:23.439
<v Speaker 19>going to get it on the major project list, and

994
01:09:23.520 --> 01:09:26.279
<v Speaker 19>we will be at the table for as long as

995
01:09:26.359 --> 01:09:27.319
<v Speaker 19>the industry needs us.

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01:09:27.359 --> 01:09:31.039
<v Speaker 26>To Thank you, Mike. Follow up is for mister Porbey.

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01:09:34.279 --> 01:09:36.359
<v Speaker 26>How did could you speak a little bit to the

998
01:09:36.680 --> 01:09:37.920
<v Speaker 26>volume of this pipeline?

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01:09:37.960 --> 01:09:39.199
<v Speaker 2>How did the one million.

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01:09:39.000 --> 01:09:41.600
<v Speaker 26>Barrels per day size?

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01:09:42.199 --> 01:09:43.039
<v Speaker 2>How has that arrived at?

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01:09:43.279 --> 01:09:45.840
<v Speaker 26>And also what is the producer's perspective on this? You

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01:09:45.880 --> 01:09:48.840
<v Speaker 26>spoke about why the pipeline firms aren't necessarily going to

1004
01:09:48.880 --> 01:09:52.560
<v Speaker 26>their board directors with, you know, looking for authorization to proceed.

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01:09:52.880 --> 01:09:55.199
<v Speaker 26>As a private proponent leading this charge, what is a

1006
01:09:55.239 --> 01:09:58.239
<v Speaker 26>producer perspective though? Are you are these producers prepared to

1007
01:09:58.239 --> 01:09:58.920
<v Speaker 26>commit barrels?

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01:10:00.039 --> 01:10:00.159
<v Speaker 21>You know?

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<v Speaker 23>Those are good questions, Megan, I'll try to hit them.

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01:10:03.159 --> 01:10:05.119
<v Speaker 23>I don't know if I'll do it in the exact order,

1011
01:10:05.239 --> 01:10:08.359
<v Speaker 23>but you know, I think it goes without saying. In

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01:10:08.399 --> 01:10:10.960
<v Speaker 23>the premiere talked about this a little bit in her comments.

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01:10:11.479 --> 01:10:15.000
<v Speaker 23>Alberta has some of the best oil and gas resource

1014
01:10:15.159 --> 01:10:17.279
<v Speaker 23>in the entire world. Depending on who you look at,

1015
01:10:17.359 --> 01:10:20.680
<v Speaker 23>we're third or fourth overall. We have the world's most

1016
01:10:20.720 --> 01:10:24.680
<v Speaker 23>stringent environmental rules, we have the rule of law. We

1017
01:10:24.760 --> 01:10:27.560
<v Speaker 23>are a safe place to invest. This is companies would

1018
01:10:27.640 --> 01:10:31.600
<v Speaker 23>love to invest in growing production in this province. But

1019
01:10:31.680 --> 01:10:35.720
<v Speaker 23>there's a really sad reality right now is that it

1020
01:10:35.840 --> 01:10:39.039
<v Speaker 23>doesn't do my company or any company any good right

1021
01:10:39.119 --> 01:10:42.319
<v Speaker 23>now to materially grow production if we cannot get that

1022
01:10:42.479 --> 01:10:47.479
<v Speaker 23>production to global markets. And that's the problem we find

1023
01:10:47.520 --> 01:10:52.000
<v Speaker 23>ourselves in right now. And if we were able to

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01:10:52.119 --> 01:10:58.239
<v Speaker 23>have a regulatory regime that was understandable, transparent, but people

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01:10:58.520 --> 01:11:01.720
<v Speaker 23>understood what it would take to get projects permitted, to

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01:11:01.800 --> 01:11:05.159
<v Speaker 23>get pipelines permitted and built, I think you would see

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01:11:05.439 --> 01:11:08.880
<v Speaker 23>you'd see an incredible renaissance of growth coming out of

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01:11:09.000 --> 01:11:13.000
<v Speaker 23>the Alberta oil and gas sector. You know, in terms

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01:11:13.039 --> 01:11:16.000
<v Speaker 23>of a million barrels, and you know, maybe the Premier

1030
01:11:16.079 --> 01:11:18.159
<v Speaker 23>the minister might want to talk about that too, but

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01:11:19.039 --> 01:11:22.640
<v Speaker 23>I think a million is it's a nice round number.

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01:11:22.800 --> 01:11:25.640
<v Speaker 23>I think it is a scale of growth that our

1033
01:11:25.720 --> 01:11:29.159
<v Speaker 23>industry can chin up to over the next decade or so.

1034
01:11:29.319 --> 01:11:33.399
<v Speaker 23>If we have that pipeline, if we're able to permit

1035
01:11:33.479 --> 01:11:35.720
<v Speaker 23>and build that pipeline, I think that's something that the

1036
01:11:36.279 --> 01:11:40.319
<v Speaker 23>Alberta industry could do. We could fill that pipeline over

1037
01:11:40.319 --> 01:11:43.880
<v Speaker 23>a reasonable period of time. It would be a huge

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01:11:44.039 --> 01:11:47.880
<v Speaker 23>benefit to the Canadian economy. All the provinces and obviously

1039
01:11:47.960 --> 01:11:48.880
<v Speaker 23>the people of Alberta.

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<v Speaker 17>Thank you, Thanks be. We'll take one more from the

1041
01:11:51.960 --> 01:11:54.359
<v Speaker 17>mike here and then head to the phones. A. Hi,

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<v Speaker 17>this is a question for Alex. It's Chris Parkle from

1043
01:11:56.479 --> 01:12:00.520
<v Speaker 17>the Calgary Herald. Alex.

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<v Speaker 27>In her previous career, you had some involvement in pipelines

1045
01:12:03.279 --> 01:12:05.920
<v Speaker 27>Energy East, Keyston Excel and you know how they obviously

1046
01:12:06.119 --> 01:12:06.479
<v Speaker 27>ended up.

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01:12:06.920 --> 01:12:10.680
<v Speaker 17>You can see the scars on my back. So what's

1048
01:12:10.720 --> 01:12:11.560
<v Speaker 17>different this time?

1049
01:12:11.680 --> 01:12:14.880
<v Speaker 27>What makes you think ten years later that you can

1050
01:12:14.960 --> 01:12:18.479
<v Speaker 27>secure federal support to get a project across the finish line.

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01:12:20.640 --> 01:12:24.079
<v Speaker 23>You know, I think a lot has changed, and your

1052
01:12:24.119 --> 01:12:29.279
<v Speaker 23>administer Sauny talk about that with respect to Indigenous views

1053
01:12:29.359 --> 01:12:33.439
<v Speaker 23>in many cases, but you know, I think right now

1054
01:12:33.720 --> 01:12:37.119
<v Speaker 23>I'll give you my own personal take. Canada is facing

1055
01:12:38.199 --> 01:12:43.399
<v Speaker 23>great challenges with respect to our economy, affordability, housing, you

1056
01:12:43.880 --> 01:12:48.359
<v Speaker 23>name it. And we have a revenue problem with our

1057
01:12:48.439 --> 01:12:51.399
<v Speaker 23>country and with our government, and the Premier hit this

1058
01:12:51.920 --> 01:12:56.920
<v Speaker 23>in her remarks this is truly a nation building kind

1059
01:12:56.920 --> 01:13:01.239
<v Speaker 23>of a project. A project of this scale would add many,

1060
01:13:01.359 --> 01:13:04.920
<v Speaker 23>many billions of GDP a year to the Canadian economy

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<v Speaker 23>and all the benefits that that would bring in terms

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<v Speaker 23>of incremental tax revenue, employment.

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<v Speaker 27>You know.

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<v Speaker 23>And I think Canadians have also realized that we will

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<v Speaker 23>always have a continuing challenge about balancing environment in the economy.

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<v Speaker 23>But I think what a lot of people have realized

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<v Speaker 23>is that the world right now really needs energy security

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<v Speaker 23>and it needs energy affordability. And I think there was

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<v Speaker 23>a view maybe five, six, seven, eight years ago that

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<v Speaker 23>the oil and gas sector was a sunset industry, that

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<v Speaker 23>all of that energy would be replaced by solar farms,

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<v Speaker 23>wind farms, battery you know, battery, giant batteries, you know.

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<v Speaker 23>I think the experience globally over that time is that

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<v Speaker 23>the countries that have attempted to go down that path

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<v Speaker 23>have had rail problems with affordability, They've had problems with

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<v Speaker 23>reliability of energy, and it has been very challenging for

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<v Speaker 23>those countries. And I think we're at a point now

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<v Speaker 23>where Canadians appreciate that there has to be a balance

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<v Speaker 23>between the environment and energy affordability, energy reliability, and that's

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<v Speaker 23>that's what I think has significantly.

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<v Speaker 27>Changed over that period of time. My follow up is

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<v Speaker 27>for the premiere Premier. The Prime Minister in the past

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<v Speaker 27>has said that he would only consider a pipeline project,

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<v Speaker 27>an oil pipeline project to be included on the list

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<v Speaker 27>if proponents came forward with a project. What indications do

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<v Speaker 27>you have from the Prime Minister that he would consider

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<v Speaker 27>a proposal coming directly from the Government Alberta. And how

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<v Speaker 27>should we interpret the fact that Trans Mountain Corp. Is

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<v Speaker 27>involved in this group of three companies that it is

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<v Speaker 27>going to help consider the development.

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<v Speaker 19>I would say that we've had great conversations with all

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<v Speaker 19>of our pipeline companies, including Mbridge as well, By the

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<v Speaker 19>Way and at the table, I think Alex mentioned that

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<v Speaker 19>we have something in the order of five hundred and

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<v Speaker 19>fifty years of collective pipeline experience in our technical Advisory Committee,

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<v Speaker 19>which says to me that there's a lot of enthusiasm

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<v Speaker 19>on the part of everyone who has expertise in being

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<v Speaker 19>able to build projects of this scale, in helping us

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<v Speaker 19>to move it along. I think Trans Mountain season all

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<v Speaker 19>of the above approach. We've been very supportive of their

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01:15:23.199 --> 01:15:26.680
<v Speaker 19>aspirations to expand their production, whether through compression or some

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<v Speaker 19>of the other mechanisms that they're using to judging the

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<v Speaker 19>second narrows. So I think what they see is that

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<v Speaker 19>because we understand that things can be staged, supporting trans Mountain,

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<v Speaker 19>supporting Endbridge's expansion of its mainline. And this is a

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<v Speaker 19>project that if we start today, may be able to

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<v Speaker 19>be commissioned and start up within within five to ten years.

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<v Speaker 19>So I think that it's all a matter of scale,

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<v Speaker 19>but I think it enhances the projects of every pipeline

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<v Speaker 19>company for us to be talking about a project of

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<v Speaker 19>this particular scale. I don't think the Prime Minister will

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<v Speaker 19>be surprised. I've told him that you can't build a

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01:16:01.560 --> 01:16:04.039
<v Speaker 19>shiny new pipeline if there's no one willing to put

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<v Speaker 19>the production in it. And to be able to get

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<v Speaker 19>the producers like Sonovas and others to be willing to

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01:16:12.439 --> 01:16:15.960
<v Speaker 19>expand production, we've got to address the bad loss, the

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<v Speaker 19>tanker band, the emissions cap, the ban on being able

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<v Speaker 19>to talk about emissions performance, that so called green washing bill,

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<v Speaker 19>among the convoluted process for approvals through C sixty nine,

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<v Speaker 19>all of those things. And so the Prime Minister and

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<v Speaker 19>I we've got teams that are working together and trying

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<v Speaker 19>to work through all of these. I know that the

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<v Speaker 19>Pathways project is also one of the other projects we'd

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<v Speaker 19>like to see on the major project list, So a

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<v Speaker 19>brand new pipeline that would allow twenty billion dollars a

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<v Speaker 19>year of revenue when complete with a project like the

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<v Speaker 19>pathways project, which we hear is about ten to twenty billion.

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<v Speaker 19>It's a lot easier to pay for that when you've

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<v Speaker 19>got a new revenue stream. But to get either of

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<v Speaker 19>those built, we have to fix the underlying investment climate.

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<v Speaker 19>And I think that's the grand bargain we're talking about,

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<v Speaker 19>is all of those things together.

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<v Speaker 21>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 17>We have time for a few more questions. We're going

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<v Speaker 17>to head over to the phones. Operator. Could you put

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<v Speaker 17>through our first caller please.

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<v Speaker 8>Your next question thumps from Alex Blingle of the Toronto Star.

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<v Speaker 8>Your line is already open.

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<v Speaker 28>Hey, thank you very much for the premiery You mentioned

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01:17:21.039 --> 01:17:24.920
<v Speaker 28>you've been feeling optimistic about the situation with federal regulations.

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<v Speaker 28>I think you said more than ever. I'm wondering, especially

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<v Speaker 28>on the tanker band, since we're talking about a new

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<v Speaker 28>pipeline to a place where you know, exporting major sizeable

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<v Speaker 28>tankers of oil is currently against the law. Without reassurance

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<v Speaker 28>that that band is going to be listening, that federal

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<v Speaker 28>law is going to be changed, aren't you spending fourteen

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<v Speaker 28>million dollars to plan a pipeline to essentially a dead

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<v Speaker 28>end right now.

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<v Speaker 19>Well, I'm anticipating that they will make either a repeal

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<v Speaker 19>of that legislation or acknowledge that the port that we

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<v Speaker 19>need to export from needs to have some kind of carbot.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be my anticipation.

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<v Speaker 19>We do have Porter Prince Rupert represented in our Technical

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<v Speaker 19>Advisory Committee, and my Minister of Indigenous Relations has visited

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<v Speaker 19>Porter Prince Rupert and talked with at least one of

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<v Speaker 19>the area bands there, so we're we're already beginning the

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<v Speaker 19>work on trying to figure out the technical feasibility of

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<v Speaker 19>that as a potential port. I know Kiddimat was the

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<v Speaker 19>destination of the original pipeline and at the moment there's

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<v Speaker 19>a lot of construction going on on the BC coast,

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<v Speaker 19>so things have also changed a lot in the last

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<v Speaker 19>ten years. So I think it's worth it to have

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<v Speaker 19>the conversation. But the Prime Minister knows I haven't been

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<v Speaker 19>quiet about it. I've let him know that repealing the

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<v Speaker 19>tanker band in whole or in part has got to

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<v Speaker 19>be essential to getting a new.

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<v Speaker 28>Pipeline built, and just on that my understanding from listening

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<v Speaker 28>to the Prime Minister on this question when he was

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<v Speaker 28>announcing the first list of projects. He was talking about

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<v Speaker 28>passways applot and was framing that, you know, the Grand

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<v Speaker 28>Bargain that have been talking go at if they want

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<v Speaker 28>a pipeline in Alberta, they need to do pathways and

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<v Speaker 28>sort of connecting those things. Where are I guess on pathways,

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<v Speaker 28>you mention what you want that to go forward as well?

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<v Speaker 28>Is the problems willing to put up more money or

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<v Speaker 28>help in any way to get that off the ground.

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<v Speaker 28>We have clear the wave for the Grand Partner.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we have.

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<v Speaker 19>We were first to put an investment tax credit in place.

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<v Speaker 19>I know that the that the federal government we're talking

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<v Speaker 19>about it and the time they were talking about it.

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<v Speaker 19>We passed it through our process. So it's a twelve

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<v Speaker 19>percent rebate on capital costs. And we also have just

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<v Speaker 19>made changes to our Tier program. That's our our program

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<v Speaker 19>that generates over a billion dollars a year from our

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<v Speaker 19>carbon pricing on industry. The pipelines, the pathways group of

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<v Speaker 19>companies pay about three or four hundred million into that fund,

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<v Speaker 19>and so we've made changes to Tier that allow them

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<v Speaker 19>to be able to use those dollars to recycle back

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<v Speaker 19>into building out the pathways project. So we've we have

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<v Speaker 19>already the two changes that we needed to make in

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<v Speaker 19>order to put the provincial support on the table. And

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<v Speaker 19>I'm I don't oppose the way that the Prime Minister

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<v Speaker 19>is framing, that is pathways plus going forward with both,

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<v Speaker 19>but both means both. It means also a bitchman pipeline

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<v Speaker 19>as well, so that we have a new source of revenue.

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<v Speaker 17>Thank you, operator. Could you put through our next color please?

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<v Speaker 8>Your next question comes from Robert Tuttle of Bloomberg News.

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<v Speaker 8>The line has already opened.

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<v Speaker 21>Yes, Hi, you said that your confident a real proponent,

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<v Speaker 21>a private proponent would come through once this is sort

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<v Speaker 21>of proposed, and and I guess changes are made to legislation,

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<v Speaker 21>but are you at all prepared to be a proponent

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<v Speaker 21>of final resort if that doesn't happen? I mean, can

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<v Speaker 21>you ensure that that that that Alberta taxpayers won't be

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<v Speaker 21>through Crown Corporation or something.

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<v Speaker 19>I can tell you that I think Alberta will need

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<v Speaker 19>to be at the table all the way through to completion.

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<v Speaker 2>We can't let our pipeline proponents.

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<v Speaker 19>Have to navigate through all the complexities of a regulatory

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<v Speaker 19>process without us being able to walk with them. I

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<v Speaker 19>think that the requirements of indigenous consultation mean that we

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<v Speaker 19>should be at the table. We've developed an expertise now

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<v Speaker 19>over the number intervening number of years with our Alberta

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<v Speaker 19>Indigenous Opportunities Corporation, and so I think that they will

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<v Speaker 19>want us to walk the path and we will provide

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<v Speaker 19>our Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation loan guarantee to ensure that

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<v Speaker 19>there's an equity stake for Indigenous partners. So that's all

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<v Speaker 19>the reasons why we will be at the table. But

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<v Speaker 19>as I said as well, that these are the types

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<v Speaker 19>of projects that should be built by the private sector.

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<v Speaker 19>Nobody has a spare of thirty four billion dollars kicking

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<v Speaker 19>around to be able to build a new pipeline project

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<v Speaker 19>in any level of government, least of all ours or

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<v Speaker 19>the federal government. We absolutely need to restore investor confidence

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<v Speaker 19>that some of those dollars will come back. And you

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<v Speaker 19>have to remember, we calculate there's something like half a

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<v Speaker 19>trillion dollars worth of potential investment dollars that have exited

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<v Speaker 19>our market in the last ten years. Because of these

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<v Speaker 19>bad policies. So I have every confidence that if we

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<v Speaker 19>get this on the major project list, it falls in

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<v Speaker 19>that two year window, we walk with our partners every

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<v Speaker 19>step of the way and get indigenous equity ownership in it.

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<v Speaker 19>I have every confidence that the ultimate construction will be

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<v Speaker 19>done by the private.

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<v Speaker 21>Sector and that will exclude government ownership or provincial ownership.

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<v Speaker 21>Is that correct?

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<v Speaker 19>Well, As I said, we have a loan guarantee mechanism

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<v Speaker 19>that we are prepared to use, and that's part of

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<v Speaker 19>the reason why we'll stay at the table. But if

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<v Speaker 19>you're asking me if I'm prepared to spend thirty four

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<v Speaker 19>billion dollars on a government funded pipeline, the answer is no.

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<v Speaker 19>And I think again it would be a failure of

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<v Speaker 19>the process if that's the only way to get a

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<v Speaker 19>pipeline built in this country. We have to repair the

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<v Speaker 19>process so that we can get private sector dollars back here.

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<v Speaker 17>Thank you, and we just have time for one more

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<v Speaker 17>question today. Operator, could you put through our next color please.

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<v Speaker 8>Your next question comes from Amanda Stephenson of Rulers. Your

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<v Speaker 8>line is already open.

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<v Speaker 16>Hi er, I'm just trying to better understand the timing here,

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<v Speaker 16>Like do you have a sense that if all of

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<v Speaker 16>the contentious federal legislation that is getting in the way

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<v Speaker 16>of pipeline construction at this point was removed, that there

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<v Speaker 16>would be private capital ready to put shovels in the

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<v Speaker 16>ground like tomorrow or is this like a longer term

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<v Speaker 16>thing where the private capital would be you know, this

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<v Speaker 16>might be something that they would be willing to work towards,

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<v Speaker 16>you know, a few years from now as they see

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<v Speaker 16>production from Western Canada rising.

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<v Speaker 19>Well, what I have heard is that there's a number

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<v Speaker 19>of different project proposals that could be staged. I think

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<v Speaker 19>that the Trans Mountain expansion to be able to increase

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<v Speaker 19>two hundred and seventy five thousand barrels per day is

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<v Speaker 19>probably one of the earlier ones that would be done.

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<v Speaker 19>En Bridges their optimization of their mainline probably also would

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<v Speaker 19>happen earlier than that. But if we want to get

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<v Speaker 19>something ultimately built of this scale, especially if you look

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<v Speaker 19>at how long it took to do the actual construction

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<v Speaker 19>of the Trans Mountain pipeline, if we want something to

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<v Speaker 19>be able to be in a position to deliver to

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<v Speaker 19>market in the early thirties, we'd have to start.

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<v Speaker 7>Now, that's.

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